Where shall I start? This is a [[Wikipedia:Featured_article_removal_candidates/Prostitution|former Featured Article]] that has been downgraded due to obvious bad editing. Too much information is contained in the [[WP:LEAD|Lead paragraph]] which should be pushed down into the main article subspace. Some information may be split off into sub-articles as has happened already. Too much slang and unreferenced information is used, too much information being used as a list page, and serious cleanup is necessary as the article is of inappropriate tone for an encyclopedic entry.
This is a big job, should other Taskforce members be enlisted to help?
''Added to [[User:Shell Kinney/Desk]]'' [[User:Ekantik|Ekantik]] <sup>[[User talk:Ekantik|talk]]</sup> 03:25, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
:Oh my, we might just need a team for this. I didn't get much further than ''Prostitution occurs in many varied and different settings.'' before despair set in - that poor article has been terribly mangled by a lot of good-willed editors a bit unfamiliar with our styles. I'll get started on the lead paragraph and see where things need to be merged and see if I can find a few others who want to take a stab at a section. [[User:Shell_Kinney|Shell]] <sup>[[User_talk:Shell_Kinney|babelfish]]</sup> 05:14, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
You do need a team of 'world' specialists to review the contemporary meaning of the term. A prostitute does not 'commit' the act of prostitution, unless the person is in a country where it is illegal to perform such actions. Not allowing a person to perform consented, regulated prostitution (take example of the Victoria, Australian legislation, Prostitution Act 1994) is against human rights.
